Alvin Davis
| Alvin Davis | |
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 Alvin Davis at the Seattle Mariners Opening Day 2007. |
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| First baseman | |
| Born: September 9, 1960 Riverside, California |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 11, 1984 for the Seattle Mariners | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 25, 1992 for the California Angels | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .280 |
| Home runs | 160 |
| Runs batted in | 683 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Alvin Glenn Davis (born September 9, 1960 in Riverside, California), nicknamed "Mr. Mariner", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and designated hitter. Davis played his career primarily for the Seattle Mariners. He won the American League Rookie of the Year Award in 1984.
[edit] Career
During a 9-year baseball career, he batted .280 with 160 home runs and 683 Runs batted in. He hit 20-plus homers in three seasons, and drove in over 100 runs twice.
Davis holds the MLB record for the most consecutive games reaching base to start a career, with 47.[1]
Davis, who batted left-handed and threw right-handed, played college baseball at Arizona State. He broke into the majors with the Mariners in 1984 and remained there until 1992. Well liked by Mariners fans, Davis held most of the franchise's offensive team records until the advent of Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez and Alex Rodriguez. He burst onto the major league scene in 1984, homering in his first two big-league games and collecting three doubles in his third. Davis reached base in each of the first 47 games of his career, and was chosen for his only All-Star Game as a rookie. Named the Mariners MVP, he was also voted the American League's Rookie of the Year Award after batting .284 with 27 home runs and 116 RBIs.
He was inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame in 1997.[2]
After eight years in Seattle, Davis signed as a free agent with the California Angels. Released by the Angels in June 1992, he joined the Kintetsu Buffaloes in Japan. Davis only appeared in 40 games there, hitting 5 home runs with 12 RBI.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
| Preceded by Ron Kittle |
American League Rookie of the Year 1984 |
Succeeded by Ozzie Guillén |
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- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball designated hitters
- California Angels players
- Seattle Mariners players
- American League All-Stars
- Baseball players from California
- African American baseball players
- Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Kintetsu Buffaloes players
- Arizona State Sun Devils baseball players
- Lynn Sailors players
- Salt Lake City Gulls players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- 1960 births
- Living people
